Non-Profit & Volunteering
Community Engagement & Advocacy skills assessment
Advocates and community engagement staff mobilise support for causes. This scorecard covers campaign planning, messaging, coalition building, media and events.
- 12 skills to score
- 1–10 scale on every skill
- 6 starting levels
The 12 Community Engagement & Advocacy skills you can score
These are the default Community Engagement & Advocacy skills in SkillScorer. Each one is scored from 1 to 10 for every team member, and you can edit, remove or add skills at any time.
Campaign Planning
Plans campaigns with clear goals, audiences and timelines.
Messaging and Storytelling
Develops clear messages and stories that move people.
Coalition and Partnership Building
Builds coalitions of allies that strengthen campaigns.
Community Organising
Organises people to act together on shared issues.
Media and Social Media
Uses media and social media to spread messages.
Policy Submissions and Lobbying
Writes submissions and lobbies decision makers.
Event Delivery
Runs rallies, forums and events that build support.
Research and Evidence
Uses research and evidence to make persuasive cases.
Working with Lived Experience
Involves people with lived experience.
Ethical Advocacy
Advocates honestly and ethically and respects the people affected.
Digital Organising
Organises and mobilises supporters online.
Evaluation of Impact
Measures campaign impact and learns from results.
Levels included with Community Engagement & Advocacy
Community Engagement & Advocacy starts with 6 levels, which SkillScorer calls “Seniority Level” for non-profit & volunteering, so team members can be grouped and compared fairly. Rename, reorder or replace them at any time.
- Volunteer
- Officer
- Senior Officer
- Coordinator
- Manager
- Executive Director
How Community Engagement & Advocacy works in SkillScorer
Score
Each team member in a program is scored on the Community Engagement & Advocacy skills in the Skills Matrix: tap a cell, type a score, and it saves itself.
Compare
Rank team members, compare two side by side, or compare your programs against each other to see exactly where the strengths and gaps are.
Track
Scores are kept year after year, so you can see who is improving and which Community Engagement & Advocacy skills need attention. Reports also follow each coordinator's program.
Community Engagement & Advocacy scorecard: common questions
What skills does the Community Engagement & Advocacy scorecard include?
SkillScorer's Community Engagement & Advocacy scorecard covers 12 skills: Campaign Planning, Messaging and Storytelling, Coalition and Partnership Building, Community Organising, Media and Social Media, Policy Submissions and Lobbying, Event Delivery, Research and Evidence, Working with Lived Experience, Ethical Advocacy, Digital Organising and Evaluation of Impact. Each one comes with a written description of what it measures, and you can edit, rename, remove or add skills to suit your organisation.
How are team members scored in Community Engagement & Advocacy?
Every team member is scored from 1 to 10 on each skill (1 = Poor, 5 = Average, 10 = Elite), one program and year at a time. Scores autosave in the Skills Matrix, and the 18 built-in reports turn them into rankings, radar charts, skill gaps and year-on-year trends.
Which levels come with Community Engagement & Advocacy?
Community Engagement & Advocacy starts with these levels (called “Seniority Level” in the app): Volunteer, Officer, Senior Officer, Coordinator, Manager and Executive Director. They are just a starting point, so you can rename, reorder or replace them.
Can I change the Community Engagement & Advocacy skills and wording?
Yes. The skills, levels and labels are all editable per organisation. In non-profit & volunteering the app talks about team members, programs and coordinators, and you can change any of those words too.
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